GATE 2017 EE (EE2) – Question 3

General Aptitude · Analytical Aptitude: Logical Reasoning, Deduction and Analogy · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Five buildings V,W,X,Y,Z lie in a row. V is west of W. Z is east of X and west of V. W is west of Y. Which is in the middle?

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Correct answer: (A) V

Explanation

Write the buildings from west to east. “Z east of X and west of V” gives X–Z–V. Since V is west of W and W west of Y, append W–Y. The full order is X–Z–V–W–Y, whose third and middle building is **V, A**.

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